Aumentar
Example: Queremos aumentar las ventas antes de fin de año.
Definition
"Aumentar" means to make something bigger or greater in size, quantity, or degree. It involves the action of increasing or raising something, such as sales, volume, or intensity, as in the phrase 'Queremos aumentar las ventas antes de fin de año,' which means 'We want to increase sales before the end of the year.'
Etymology
The word "aumentar" comes from the Latin verb 'augmentare,' which means 'to increase' or 'to enlarge.' This Latin term is related to 'augere,' meaning 'to grow' or 'to increase.' Did you know that the root 'aug-' is also found in words like 'augment' and 'augmentation' in English, highlighting the sense of growth or increase?
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"Aumentar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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